... those around him, especially his parents. However, this common behavior among the working class is largely shaped, if not determined, by common financial status. It is his parents' status of low wealth in society that causes this behavior. He notes that, "the message received by children whose parents ... , they are "willing to settle." Implied by his parents' example is that the inability to find success financially in life shapes the common lifestyle of the working class and way of approaching life, particularly behavior. This behavior, the appearance of low wealth, creates and perpetua...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Assignment In William Blake's poem "London", the speaker conveys London as corrupt and corrupting . The speaker presents his image of London through his many "wander[ings]" through its streets. He notes the despair of "every" Londoner and their oppression by the "church" and the state. In everyone the speaker passes he sees signs of misery and moral weakness. In fact, the ... poem the speaker achieves a respected viewpoint on London's situation. The poem is rich in symbolic meaning. The 'mind-forged manacles' represent the disturbing sounds of clanking metal chains which were common dur...

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• Grade Level: High School